Tallinn Old Town Estonian Tallinna vanalinn is the oldest part of Tallinn EstoniaOld Town of Tallinn has managed to wholly preserve its structure of medieval and Hanseatic origin Old Town represents an exceptionally intact 13th century city plan 1 Since 1997 the area has been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage ListThe old town is bordered by the Walls of Tallinn
Tallinn first appeared on a map in 1154 when the cartographer Muhammad alIdrisi calling the city Qlwn added it to his map of the world 3 After being conquered by the Danes the city was known as Reval until Estonia became an independent nation in the 1920s In 1285 the city became a part of the Hanseatic LeagueAs a result in the Middle Ages Tallinn was an important stop on the trade
1710 Peter the Greats army besieges Reval Reval surrenders Siege of Reval 1710 and Russian rule begins 21719 Catherinethal Palace Kadriorg Palace built by Peter the Great 21725 Toompea orphanage is founded 1726 Naval Blockade of Reval 1726 1758 City is released for the task to hold up the defence facilities 1765 Domeschool is changed to Academic Knightschool
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Estonia b officially the Republic of Estonia c is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe d It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland to the west by the sea across from Sweden to the south by Latvia and to the east by Lake Peipus and RussiaThe territory of Estonia consists of the mainland the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa and over
Kesklinn Estonian for city centre is one of the 8 administrative districts Estonian linnaosa of Tallinn the capital of EstoniaIt is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of PõhjaTallinn to the west by Kristiine to the southwest by Nõmme to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita and to the south by Rae Parish beyond Lake Ülemiste
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Tallinn the capital of Estonia lies on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland only 70 km 43 mi south of HelsinkiAt the historical and medieval heart of the city is the hill of Toompea covered in cobbled streets and filled with medieval houses and alleywaysThe lower town spreads out from the foot of the hill still protected by the remnants of a city wall
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Tallinn 5 a is the capital and most populous city of EstoniaSituated on a bay in north Estonia on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea Tallinn has a population of about 457000 as of 2024 2 and administratively lies in the Harju maakond county Tallinn is the main governmental financial industrial and cultural centre of Estonia It is located 187 km 116 mi
Toompea Castle Toompea loss Around 1050 the first fortress was built on Tallinn Toompea 3As an important port for trade between Novgorod and Scandinavia it became a target for the expansion of the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Denmark during the period of Northern Crusades in the beginning of the 13th century when Christianity was forcibly imposed on the local population
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Tallinn is Estonias capital and largest city Tallinn is an important port of the Baltic Sea with the busy passenger section of the port reaching the foothill of the picturesque medieval Old Town which has been astonishingly well preserved and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997
Tallinn city capital of Estonia on Tallinn Bay of the Gulf of FinlandA fortified settlement existed there from the late 1st millennium bce until the 10th11th century ce and there was a town on the site in the 12th centuryIn 1219 it was captured by the Danes who built a new fortress on Toompea hillTrade flourished especially after Tallinn joined the Hanseatic League in 1285
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